One trillion dollars wasted and counting. When I started writing this column a little more than a year ago, I thought medical marijuana was a thinly veiled cover for folks who wanted to legalize the substance. Not that I opposed the notion, nor did I doubt that marijuana has medical value — I've seen it stop nausea in people who couldn't keep any food down and ... MORELarry Gabriel: War On The War On Drugs
One trillion dollars wasted and counting. When I started writing this column a little more than a year ago, I thought medical marijuana was a thinly veiled cover for folks who wanted to legalize the substance. Not that I opposed the notion, nor did I doubt that marijuana has medical value — I've seen it stop nausea in people who couldn't keep any food down and ... MORENY Post: How The Feds Are Tracking Your Kid
The prying eyes of big government. Would it bother you to know that the federal Centers for Disease Control had been shown your daughter’s health records to see how she responded to an STD/teen-pregnancy-prevention program? How about if the federal Department of Education and Department of Labor scrutinized your son’s academic performance ... MORETim Cavanaugh: I, Panel
Solyndra's story, with apologies to Leon Read. I am a solar panel—not the ordinary flat solar panel familiar to all boys and girls and adults who hope for greener energy sources. I’m actually much more sophisticated and much less useful than those. I’m a cylindrical-tube panel manufactured by Fremont, California-based Solyndra LLC. According to my creators ... MOREJohn Stossel: A Libertarian Year Ahead?
As 2011 draws to a close, I wonder: Is freedom winning? Did America become freer this year? Less free? How about the rest of the world? I'm a pessimist. I fear Thomas Jefferson was right when he said, "The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground." That's what's happened. Bush and Obama doubled spending and ... MOREAndrew B. Wilson: Freedom Vs. Fairness
Will America succumb to the politics of envy? As the third of seven children, I grew up in a family where fairness issues were constantly bubbling to the surface. It did us no good. Each of us pleaded in vain for relief from the unequal division of household chores and duties. And complain though we would, we couldn't stop the sometimes uneven ... MOREM. Brownfield: How Would Americans Help The Economy?
The answer is less government. Throughout his presidency — and especially over the last year — Barack Obama has turned toward a bigger federal government as the answer for fixing the U.S. economy. According to a new poll, though, that’s the last thing Americans want. Rather, they want to see the government cut deficits, spending, and taxes. Rasmussen ... MOREThe Unintended Consequences Of Internet Regulation
by Rob Bluey. Would you be outraged if the Department of Justice shut down The Foundry without any warning and blocked access for more than a year? That’s exactly what happened to a hip-hop blog called Dajaz1.com, which was falsely accused of criminal copyright infringement. The blog posted music from artists promoting their work. But federal ... MOREWilliam McGurn: Taxing Kim Kardashian
Progressives want to spend more of her money. Poor Kim Kardashian. Well, poor may not be the right word. By all accounts—especially those she televises for her reality shows—Ms. Kardashian manages quite comfortably on her income. According to the New York Post, that includes as much as $17.9 million that she raked in for her well-publicized August ... MORETim Mak: Internet Censor Bill To Target Political Websites
SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers. The conservative and liberal blogospheres are unifying behind opposition to Congress’s Stop Online Piracy Act, with right-leaning bloggers aruging their very existence could be wiped out if the anti-piracy bill passes. “If either the U.S. Senate’s Protect IP Act (PIPA) & the U.S. House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) ... MOREWalter E Williams: The Camel's Nose In The Tent
Gullible Americans keep believing the political lies. National Transportation Safety Board Chairwoman Deborah Hersman has called for states to mandate a total ban on cellphone usage while driving. She has also encouraged electronics manufacturers — via recommendations to the CTIA-The Wireless Association and the Consumer Electronics Association .. MOREChuck Goudie: Have A Politically Correct Holiday Season!
Field days for the grievance industry. Here we are, uncomfortably sandwiched between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, which, according to top officials at PC Police Headquarters, are the two most politically incorrect holidays on the calendar. One celebrates the birthday of a child born out of wedlock, promotes exorbitant gift giving and contributes to ... MORENew 2012 Laws: No Caffeine In Beer, No Shark Fins In Soup
You can't do that ! Starting Jan. 1, getting shark fins, caffeinated beer, cough syrup or a tan is going to be tougher than it was in 2011. The National Conference of State Legislatures issued Monday its annual list of laws set to take effect in 2012, and there was nothing but bad news for connoisseurs of shark-fin soup. Oregon and California passed laws prohibiting the sale ... MORE
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